Samuel Beale (4 June 1803 – 11 September 1874)[1] was a British Liberal Party politician, banker and industrialist.

[4] In early life he was a glass and lead merchant before, in 1836, founded the Birmingham and Midland Bank.

[3] In 1844, he became Chairman of the Midland Railway, a post he held for 20 years, and in 1849 a Justice of the Peace for Birmingham.

[2] Beale started his career in politics in 1841 when he was appointed Mayor of Birmingham, and became one of the town's first councillors.

During the 1857 general election, which he was contending, Beale attended a service despite being warned that he would lose if he did so.